Jazz drummer Roy Haynes, who played with Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker and Chick Corea, died this Tuesday at the age of 99, The New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing the musician’s daughter, Leslie Haynes-Gilmore.
Haynes, considered one of the most outstanding jazz drummers by the specialized magazine Down Beat, has a decades-long career in which he has worked with musicians of different generations, from Louis Armstrong to Pat Metheny, including Thelonius Monk, Miles Davis, Bud Powell. and singer Sarah Vaughan.
Born on March 13, 1925 in what is now Boston, Roy Haynes was the son of immigrants from Barbados to the United States, having begun his career in jazz under the influence of his brother, trumpeter Donald Haynes.
Roy Haynes made his professional debut in the 1940s. in the ‘big bands’ of Frankie Newton and Louis Russell (1945-1947).
He then began playing with master tenor saxophonist Lester Young (1947-1949) and, between 1949 and 1952, was part of the Charlie Parker Quintet.
He accompanied singer Sarah Vaughan on the American jazz circuits between 1953 and 1958 and when that work ended he recorded with Thelonious Monk, George Shearing and Lennie Tristano among others and occasionally replaced Elvin Jones in John Coltrane’s quartet.
He participated in the creation of the original soundtrack for the film “Bird” (1988), by Clint Eastwood, inspired by the life of Charlie Parker, and received the Danish Jazzpar award in 1994.
In the late 90s, Haynes formed a trio with pianist Danilo Pérez and double bassist John Pattitucci, which gave rise to the album “The Roy Haynes Trío” (2000).
In 2001 he published “Birds of a Feather: A Tribute to Charlie Parker”, followed by “Love Letters” (2003), “Quite Fires” and “Fountain of Youth”, both from 2004, the year in which he joined Down Beat. Jazz Hall. of fame. His last album, “Considerando”, was published in 2006..
Roy Haynes performed several times in Portugal, participating in festivals such as Estoril Jazz and Jazz em Agosto of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. In 2011 he received the Grammy Award for artistic career.
Source: Observadora
